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Title 9, Title 9. Agriculture-Animals-Fences

42 chapters · 929 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 9929 Ch 905, Chapter 905 | Agricultural Additives…57 Ch 901, Chapter 901 | Department Of Agriculture54 Ch 955, Chapter 955 | Dogs43 Ch 926, Chapter 926 | Agricultural Commodity…42 Ch 940, Chapter 940 | Soil And Water Conserv…42 Ch 924, Chapter 924 | Agricultural Commodity…41 Ch 925, Chapter 925 | Marketing37 Ch 907, Chapter 907 | Agricultural Seed34 Ch 941, Chapter 941 | Animal Diseases34 Ch 927, Chapter 927 | Nursery Stock; Plant Pests30 Ch 918, Chapter 918 | Meat Inspection29 Ch 921, Chapter 921 | Pesticides29 Ch 935, Chapter 935 | Possession Of Wild Ani…29 Ch 943, Chapter 943 | Livestock Dealers29

42 sections·Filtered byTitle 9✕Ch 926✕

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.01 Agricultural commodity handler definitions
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As used in this chapter: (A) "Agricultural commodity" means corn, soybeans, wheat, or any other agricultural crop that the director of agriculture may designate by rule. "Agricultural commodity" does not mean any grain that is purchased for sale as seed. (B) "Agricultural commodi…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.02 Director of agriculture - powers and duties
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The director of agriculture shall administer this chapter and may, in addition to any other powers conferred by it:(A) Inspect, or cause to be inspected, any warehouse, or premises suspected of being a warehouse, at any reasonable time;(B) Require the filing of reports describing…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.021 Lien on agricultural commodity assets of failed agricultural commodity handler
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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Claimant" means a person to whom an agricultural commodity handler owes a financial obligation for agricultural commodities or the actual monetary proceeds from agricultural commodities that have been delivered to the handler.(2) "Failure" means …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.03 Compliance with administrative rules
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No person shall fail to comply with any rule adopted by the director of agriculture under this chapter.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.04 Handler's license required

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(A) No person, except as provided in division (C) of this section, shall handle agricultural commodities in this state without first obtaining a handler's license issued by the director of agriculture under this chapter.(B) All business transactions, and records of such transacti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.05 Application for handler's license

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(A) Each person desiring to obtain or renew a handler's license shall file an application annually with the director of agriculture at such times, on such forms, and containing such information as the director prescribes, including, if applicable, the appointment of a statutory a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.051 Appointment of statutory agent

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(A) An applicant for a handler's license or renewal issued under section 926.05 of the Revised Code who does not conduct business at an address in this state at which the applicant usually can be contacted shall include with the application a written appointment of an agent, some…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.06 Issuing license

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(A) The director of agriculture may issue a handler's license, or renewal thereof, upon the payment of the prescribed application fee, if the director is satisfied that the applicant meets the standards of financial responsibility required under this section and has complied with…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.07 Filing certificate of insurance

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(A) Each applicant for a handler's license under section 926.05 of the Revised Code who operates a warehouse shall, as a condition to the granting of such license, file or have on file with the director of agriculture a certificate of insurance evidencing an effective policy of i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.08 Requiring additional insurance

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If the director of agriculture determines that a previously approved insurance coverage is insufficient, he may require that additional insurance coverage be given by the licensed handler, conforming with the requirements of section 926.07 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.09 Cancellation or substitution of insurance

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No person licensed under sections 926.04 to 926.06 of the Revised Code shall cancel an approved insurance coverage without the prior written approval of the director of agriculture and his approval of a substitute insurance coverage.No insurance company shall cancel an insurance …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.10 Suspension or refusal of handler's license

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The director of agriculture, by order, may refuse to grant or may suspend or conditionally suspend a handler's license, without prior hearing, when the director determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that the applicant or licensee: (A) Has failed to maintain the ins…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.101 Immunity of director when suspension or revocation overturned by court

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If any court of competent jurisdiction issues any order restraining, overturning, or modifying any order of the director of agriculture that suspends or conditionally suspends or revokes an agricultural commodity handler's license or that refuses to issue an agricultural commodit…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.102 Effect of child support default on license

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On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license, certificate,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.11 Maintenance of records and accounts

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(A) Each licensed handler shall keep in a place of safety complete and correct records and accounts of:(1) Agricultural commodities received in the handler's warehouse and withdrawn therefrom;(2) Unissued receipts and tickets in the handler's possession;(3) Receipts and tickets i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.12 License posting

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Each licensed agricultural commodity handler shall keep posted in a location at the handler's facility where it shall be accessible for observation and reading by persons marketing agricultural commodities the handler's license as an agricultural commodity handler. Last updated F…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.13 Licensed handler duties

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(A) As used in this section, "licensed handler" includes a receiver, trustee, or other custodian of agricultural commodities appointed for a licensed handler by a court of this state or the United States.(B) Each licensed handler shall at all times, including any period of suspen…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.14 Shortage of agricultural commodities

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(A) Whenever the director of agriculture determines that a licensed handler does not have in his possession sufficient agricultural commodities to cover the outstanding receipts and tickets issued or assumed by him under a bailment agreement, or when the licensed handler refuses …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.141 Petition for appointment of receiver to operate or liquidate the business of the unlicensed handler

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If the director of agriculture obtains evidence that an unlicensed handler is insolvent or is unable to satisfy the claims of all depositors, the director may petition the court of common pleas of the county in which the unlicensed handler is located for the appointment of a rece…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.15 Injunctions

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The director of agriculture may apply for, and the courts of this state may issue, a temporary or permanent injunction against the operations of a licensed handler who is violating this chapter or any rule adopted under it, the performance of agricultural commodity handling by an…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.16 Agricultural commodity depositors fund

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(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the agricultural commodity depositors fund. The state shall not be held liable for any claims presented against the fund under section 926.18 of the Revised Code. The fund shall consist of a per-bushel fee remitted by licensed han…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.17 Fee adjustments or waivers

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(A) The director of agriculture shall annually review the debits of and credits to the agricultural commodity depositors fund created in section 926.16 of the Revised Code and shall make any adjustments in the fee required under that section that are necessary to maintain the fun…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.18 Filing claim upon handler's dishonor of demand

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(A) When a depositor has made a demand for settlement of an obligation concerning an agricultural commodity on which a fee was required to be remitted under section 926.16 of the Revised Code and the licensed handler is experiencing failure, as "failure" is defined in section 926…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.19 Commodity handler regulatory program fund

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(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the commodity handler regulatory program fund. The moneys in the fund shall be used to pay the examination and administrative costs of this chapter and shall consist of: (1) All revenues collected by the director of agriculture fr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.20 Receiving commodity for storage

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(A) Upon the request of a depositor, a licensed handler shall issue a receipt for any agricultural commodity that the handler has received from the depositor for storage under a bailment agreement. Even if the depositor has not requested that a receipt be issued, the agricultural…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.21 Receipts issued by licensed handler

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A receipt issued by a licensed handler is a legal document evidencing the obligation of the handler to deliver an agricultural commodity according to its terms and the requirements of this chapter.All original receipts issued under this chapter are valid for a term of one year un…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.22 Issuing and cancelling receipts

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(A) No licensed handler shall issue a receipt except upon the actual delivery of an agricultural commodity into storage in the warehouse from which the receipt is to be issued. No licensed handler shall issue a receipt for a quantity of a commodity greater than that which was con…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.23 Duplicate receipt issued in lieu of lost or destroyed receipt

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If a negotiable receipt has been lost or destroyed, the licensed handler shall issue a new receipt on the same terms as, subject to the same conditions as, and bearing on its face the number and date of, the receipt in lieu of which it is issued and a plain and conspicuous statem…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.24 Delivering agricultural commodity upon demand

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(A) A licensed handler, in the absence of any excuse permitted in this chapter, shall deliver an agricultural commodity upon a demand made by the holder of a receipt for the commodity or by its depositor if the demand is accompanied with: (1) An offer to satisfy any lien arising …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.25 Sale or pledge of receipt issued for an agricultural commodity

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(A) Any licensed handler operating a warehouse in this state may make a valid sale or pledge of any receipt issued for an agricultural commodity of which he is the owner either solely, jointly, or in common with others. The recital of ownership on the receipt shall constitute not…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.26 Attachment or execution against commodity

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(A) If an agricultural commodity is delivered to a licensed handler by the owner or by a person whose act in conveying the title to the purchaser in good faith for value would bind the owner, and a negotiable receipt is issued for it, the commodity cannot, while in the possession…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.27 Licensed handler discontinuing business

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Any licensed handler who intends to discontinue his operations at the expiration of his license or at any other time shall, at least thirty days prior to the date of the expiration or cancellation of his license, notify the director of agriculture, all parties storing agricultura…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.28 Disclosing lack of title or existence of lien or mortgage - posting notice

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(A) No person shall knowingly deposit any agricultural commodity to which he does not have title or upon which there is a lien or mortgage, either for sale or for storage under a bailment agreement, without disclosing his lack of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage.(B)…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.29 Delayed price agreement

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(A) A delayed price agreement is an executory contract that shall be in such a form and contain such terms as the director of agriculture shall adopt by rule under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The agreement shall be executed by and between the licensed handler and the deposi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.30 Agricultural commodity testers

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(A) No licensed handler, employee of a licensed handler, or individual contracted by a licensed handler who receives an agricultural commodity from a producer, either for sale or for storage under a bailment agreement, shall perform a quality test on the commodity for the purpose…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.31 Representative sample to be drawn for testing by agricultural commodity tester to determine quality of commodity

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(A) Upon receipt of any shipment of an agricultural commodity from a depositor or a depositor's agent, either for sale or for storage under a bailment agreement, the licensed handler shall cause a representative sample to be drawn for testing by an agricultural commodity tester t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.32 Commodity advisory commission

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(A) There is hereby created the commodity advisory commission consisting of seven members to be appointed by the director of agriculture. Not later than January 1, 1983, the director shall make appointments to the commission. Of the initial appointments, three shall be for terms …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.33 Conflicting laws - effect and purpose of chapter

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(A) Any provisions of this chapter that conflict with Chapters 1307. and 1309. of the Revised Code shall take precedence over those chapters.(B) This chapter is enacted for the benefit of the state, and neither the state, its departments, agencies, or commissions, or its employee…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.34 Misapplication or conversion of assets

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No person shall knowingly misapply or convert for personal use the inventory, funds, or credits of a corporation licensed as a handler under this chapter.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.35 Insolvent handler

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No handler licensed under this chapter who is insolvent shall accept deposits of agricultural commodities except in payment of or as security for an existing debt.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.36 Contract with marketing associations

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The director of agriculture may enter into a contract with a marketing association that is involved in a program designed to improve or expand the market for an agricultural commodity and funded by an assessment that is levied on producers of the agricultural commodity and calcul…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 926.99 Penalty

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(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, whoever violates section 926.04 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree on a first offense and a felony of the fifth degree on each subsequent offense. (2) A person who violates section 926.0…